The Stratton Story (1949), Dangal Yuddham (2016), Paan Singh Tomar (2012), Any One of Us (2019), Diego Maradona (2019), The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (1999), Gentleman Jim (1942), Dan Carter: A Perfect 10 (2019) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Athlete movies.
Storyline: The true story of Tony Fingleton, a young man from a troubled family who found the inner strength to become a champion. Always overshadowed in his father's eyes by his brothers, it is only when Tony displays an extraordinary swimming talent that he feels he has a shot at winning his father's heart.—Crusader Entertainment
Plot Keywords: biography, sports, family, coming of age, australian, father-son relationship, competition ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A teenager (Karen Alyx) becomes jealous when her friend (Isild Le Besco) seems more interested in the opposite sex than in her problems.
Plot Keywords: drama, french film, coming of age, youth, female, friendship, sports ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: True story of Native American Jim Thorpe, who rose from an Oklahoma reservation to become a collegiate, Olympic, and professional star. After his medals are stripped on a technicality and his dream of coaching is shattered, Thorpe's life begins to unravel. His marriage to his college sweetheart ends, and he is a forgotten figure, except by Glenn 'Pop' Warner, his coach at Carlisle College.—<jmilani@ix.netcom.com>
Plot Keywords: biography, sports, football, olympics, inspirational, historical, true story ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Cory Weissman (David Henrie), a student at Gettysburg College, returns to the basketball court after suffering a stroke.
Plot Keywords: inspirational, sports, true story, struggle, recovery, teen, family ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: On November 1988, Vinny Pazienza boxes Roger Mayweather for the WBC World Light Welterweight Title. He arrives late to the weigh-in, as he has been riding a stationary bicycle in order to make the weight limit. Vinny's final weight is 140 pounds even, which qualifies him for the fight. Instead of resting up for the fight, Vinny spends the night at a casino. The following day, he loses to Mayweather. At one point during the fight, Vinny is hit after the bell. His boxing manager Lou Duva causes a scene by going after Mayweather, but is punched as a result. Following the match, Duva tells the media that Vinny should retire from boxing. This angers Vinny's father Angelo (who serves as his coach), and he confronts Duva. In the ensuing argument, Vinny announces that he wants another fight, and hires Kevin Rooney as his coach..
Plot Keywords: boxing, biography, sports, inspirational, true story, athlete, recovery ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A horse with amazing courage and a big heart.
Plot Keywords: sports, equestrian, biography, inspirational, french film, true story, olympics ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Robert Tyre Jones, Jr., aka "Bobby Jones" rises from complete obscurity to become a golfing legend. Jones overcomes his own fierce temper, intense passion, and perfectionist tendencies to master the game and win the Grand Slam, the U.S., British, and Amateur Opens in golf, a feat unequaled even today. But it is Jones's style, personality, and character that separate him from the other professionals in his field. When Jones realizes that his unparalleled success may be destroying those he loves he's presented with an astounding proposition, one that shocks the world.—IMDb Editors
Plot Keywords: biography, sports, history, inspirational, legendary figure, true story, athlete ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Billy Wyatt is a washed-up baseball player who is called back home to handle the ashes of his childhood sweetheart/first love who had committed suicide. As he searches for what to do with them, he remembers the past and the relationship they had. In doing so he finds himself again.—Gavin A. Fear <g-fear@uwe.ac.uk>
Plot Keywords: coming of age, memories, family, friendship, romance, tragedy, redemption ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A young girl is on top of the world until a tragic accident dashes her hopes and dreams of becoming a world-class figure skater. Only with the help of those who love her can she prove to the world -- and herself -- that she still has the potential to realize her dreams.—Tina Mancuso <tina@castle.net>
Plot Keywords: romance, drama, sports, inspirational, youth, coming of age, tragedy ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: The story of Jerome "Dizzy" Dean, a major-league baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs in the 1930s and 1940s.
Plot Keywords: biography, sports, inspirational, true story, usa, 1950s, classic ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In 1911, Grover Cleveland Alexander - Alex to his friends - is a Nebraska country hayseed who says he wants to settle down, marry his girlfriend Aimee Arrants and be a farmer to offer Aimee a secure and stable life. However he always seems to drop everything whenever the opportunity to play baseball, specifically as a pitcher, arises. This focus on baseball does not sit well with either Aimee or her father, who see it as Alex solely wanting to have fun while shirking responsibility. When Alex is asked to pitch in a game against a visiting professional team, he seizes the chance and throws a three hitter en route to winning the game. That leads to a stint on that pro team, the money from which he promises to use to buy Aimee her farm. When an eye injury seems to end his career even before it begins, he changes his focus to being a farmer to please his now wife Aimee Alexander, but thoughts of baseball that can never be in his life still torture him. When his injury does eventually heal a year later, Aimee now wants him to do what makes him happy, which is to pitch. His contract now with the Philadelphia Phillies, Alex's rise in major league baseball with the Phillies and then the Chicago Cubs is meteoric. But some things threaten his career, such as World War I, insecurity about his previous injury and the resulting turn to alcohol. He's going to need Aimee's support to help him through this down slide to his possible redemption.—Huggo
Plot Keywords: biography, sports, drama, american, true story, inspirational, historical ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A documentary, photographed in black-and-white, with a hip jazz soundtrack, looks at the boys and coach of a small but accomplished boxing club near Portland, Oregon. The film focuses on the coach, former Olympic contender and pro athlete Andy Minsker, and tells not only the story of his devotion to his young athletes, but hints at childhood obsticles which may have prompted Minsker, as an adult, to give his students guidance, support and love with such enthuasism and dedication.—Sean Parlaman <seanpar@efn.org>
Plot Keywords: documentary, biography, boxing, sports, true story, athlete, life story ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Biography of Jackie Robinson, the first black major league baseball player in the 20th century. Traces his career in the negro leagues and the major leagues.—Jerry Milani <jmilani@umbc.edu>
Plot Keywords: sports, biography, history, race, discrimination, america, african american ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Alexis Winston is a young girl who dreams of becoming a champion figure skater. The road to becoming a champion is tough and forced to leave her family behind and eventually causes the break up between her and her boyfriend. While practicing, Alexis suffers a terrible accident that takes her sight and threatens to destroy her dreams. In the midst of feeling sorry for herself she finds herself falling in love all over again with her boyfriend in Nick who (with help from her family) helps her to realize that she can still fulfill her dreams.—Michael Higgins
Plot Keywords: romance, drama, sports, inspirational, youth, dreams, family ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: LIFE AT THESE SPEEDS is an uplifting and emotional romantic drama about the power of our happiest memories to sustain us in the worst of times. After a teenager's best friends die in a tragic accident, he finds that running allows him to remember them perfectly. Running, however, also brings him a certain notoriety, and he soon finds himself caught between keeping the past alive and making new memories in the present.
Plot Keywords: drama, sports, teen, romance, coming of age, tragedy, high school ...
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